Transfer-ticket.



W. R. BIDDLE.

TRANSFER TICKET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY l5. |916.

1,302.758. Patenfed May 6, 1919.

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Speccation of Letters `Patent.`

` Patented May e, 191e.

Application filed May 15, 1916. Iserian No. 97,489.

To all/whom t may concern f Be it Vknown that I, WILLIAM R. BIDDLE, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Qhio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in, Transfer-Tickets, of which the following specification is a full disclosure.

My invention relates to an improved street car transfer ticket.

The object of the invention is to produce a transferticket which can be used for either local traffic, as in the city street car system, or interchangeably with another system or systems, such as a belt or express line, having points or stations of intersection with the city line, or other interurban lines.

Another object ofthe invention is to produce a very simple ticket on whichftheconductor can readily indicate the transfer usages and which the passenger will readily understand so as to assist the passenger and at the same time prevent abusage jof the transfer privilege.

Another object of the ticket is that it enables the conductor when desirable to route the passenger by a punch system. which also furnishes to the passenger a direction diagram, not only preventing misunderstanding, but affording practical assistance for making proper connections and for selecting the most direct route available.

The features of the invention will be more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the transfer ticket. Fig. 2 shows portion of modified form.

The ticket comprises a non-coupon rectangular strip 1, Vthe, outer margin of which has' the two vertical hour columns A2 2 with the minute sub-divisions 8, it being very convenient and more accurate to indicate the hour by punching the extreme lateral marginswhere there is more available space.

Within the medial portion of the ticket, defined by rectangular lines 4, is a tabulation of the city car lines 5, such as Oakley Sedamsville, etc., and the various interurban lines, such as Millcreek, Glendale, C. M. & L, etc., and this tabulation is further divided by a vertical line 6, into an outfcolumn 7 and an in-column 8, and preferably there is a meridian indication 9 to be punched within the space defined by the rectangular lines 4;

Surrounding this city car line table on four sides is a belt or express line space 10 which is separated `from the time table by a rectangular line l1 and from the city oar lines by the rectangular line 4. VWithin this space 10 are arranged the belt or express line stations l2, as for instance, Walnut Hills, Madisonville, etc.,"and preferably the arrow indications 13 are placed on each side of the belt or express line stations. e Also preferably the top belt or express line space is marked South, the bottom North, the right hand side lVest `and the left hand space Ea-st.

In `purely city transfer usage, this space would not be utilized and the conductor would simply punch the desired city issuing line and transfer line.

bel-t or express line, the conductor would punch the city issuing line (say Sedamsville) and the nearest available station for taking the belt or express line, say ccFoot `of Eighth, by punching arrow showing direction for shortest route andthe destination transfer point, say Madisonville Also if` it is desired, the conductor indicatesv the route by approximately punching the arrow to one or the other side of Madisonville so as to diagram the direction of travel from Madisonville, as north or south, or at option of the company he could punch Madisonville and then the words North or South, and so indicate the direction and the shortest route.

It is `to be understood that the belt line is not the regular urban -line, but an encompassing or encircling line, circuiting the outlying suburbs. In the example stated, punching one of the arrows adjacent the Foot of Eighth street indicates the transfer point of urban and belt-lines intersection, and punching Madisonvillel indicates the destination point on the belt line. If the shortest routing from the urban line is toward the south, the upper arrow would be punched `adjacent Foot of Eighth street, or if north, the lower arrow would be punched. If the north is the best route, the passenger at the foot of Eighth street takes a belt line car on its northern trip. Madisonville is east of the foot of Eighth street, but as the belt line is a loop line, the

However, if the transfer `1s to be used from a city line to a car Vgoingionel direction will reach the east station through the northern zone, and the car in the other direction will reach this east point by way of the southern zone'. If north is indicated, the passenger takes the belt line going north at the foot of Eighth street,

which later turns east toward Madisonville.

n south, and ofthe loop marked Northy and .South, the opposite general directions of the travel of these portions ofthe loop is north and south. Also, if it is desired for such interchange.`

Y able transfer, thecity line issuing could f Copies o1' this patent may be obtained Yfor punch the issuing cityY line as Sedamsville, and then the appropriate belt or express line destination, or transversely, the 'belt or eX- press line could indicate the belt or express issuing point and the city'destination point. .n This ticket issusceptible of a variety of usages' dependingupon the varying conditions and rules, and the provision not only prevents misuse, but enables a quick and accurate deterininationY to be made in a very` simple manner, which is easily understood by the passenger and with a minimum number of punchholes required.

`This transfer ticket is a material assistance to the traveling public, as well as restricting the permissible usage to prescribed regulations.

Preferably there is a medial space 16 to be punched between the two tables of city lines, and this is designated Issued by Vwhich enables the issuing line to so indicate beyond possibility of mistake.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A routing transfer ticket for cordinating urban lines with a loop line, comprising a rectangular strip of paper having a time limit tabulation to be punched on the cutter margins, a medial portion of the strip containing tabulations of street car lines with appropriateout and in indications, a rectangular belt line space to be punched bordering the street car tabulation, and containing compass indications charting the general directions of the loop, said belt line space also containing direction indications to be punched, and the names ofvplaces through which the belt line passes and intersects the urban lines, enabling directions and change stations to be appropriately indicated by punching.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe -my naine, as attested by the two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM R. BIDDLE.

CLARENCE B. FOSTER.

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